TAMPA, Fla. — Carey Price stopped 22 shots, Max Pacioretty had a goal and two assists, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, 6-2, on Thursday to stave off elimination in their second-round playoff series.
Pacioretty and Andrei Markov scored in the first period as the Canadiens avoided a sweep with their first victory in nine games this season against the Lightning. Game 5 is Saturday night in Montreal, where Tampa Bay won the first two games of the series.
Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop allowed three goals on 14 shots before he was pulled a little over five minutes into the second period.